2023
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OWL
Somerset |
Owl Gallery,
33 Catherine Hill, Frome BA11 1BY open Monday to Saturday 10.30am-5pm PRIVATE VIEW: 6th April 6-8pm Open: 3rd March- 3rd June 2023 owlgalleryfrome.co.uk |
Owl is a gorgeous independent art gallery situated in the heart of the medieval town of Frome, showcasing a collective of five artist members and guest exhibitors.
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FRESH Art Fair
Cheltenham |
Cheltenham Racecourse, GL50 4SH
Private View: Thursday 27th April 5.30- 9pm Open: Friday 28th April 11am – 6pm, Saturday 29th April 11am – 6pm, Sunday 30th April 11am – 5pm. freshartfair.net |
Wood+Wing
Tess Chodan (entomological art) tesschodanartworks.com Cat Croxford (painter) catcroxford.com Olivia Clifton-Bligh (sculptor, printmaker) oliviacliftonbligh.com |
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Wylye Valley Art Festival
Wiltshire |
The Wylye Valley Art Trail is a biennial, award winning festival of visual art and craft in South West Wiltshire, featuring over 250 artists and makers in 71 venues.
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Delamore Arts
Devon |
Delamore Arts and Sculpture Exhibition takes place annually, every day during May including Bank Holidays. The exhibition presents the largest collection of artist's work in one place in the South West.
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Affordable Art Fair
London |
Lower Fairground Site, Hampstead Heath, London NW3 1TH
Private View Wednesday 10th May 5 – 9pm Public opening times Thursday 11th May 11am–5pm & Late View 5–9pm, Friday 12th May 11am–5pm & Art After Dark Late 5–9pm, Saturday 13th May 11am – 6pm, Sunday 14th May 11am – 6pm. affordableartfair.com |
The Affordable Art Fair returns to London's Hampstead Heath this spring with the best in contemporary art from 100 leading local and international galleries, including Wood+Wing representing the OWL Gallery Frome:
Wood+Wing Tess Chodan (entomological art) tesschodanartworks.com Cat Croxford (painter) catcroxford.com Olivia Clifton-Bligh (sculptor, printmaker) oliviacliftonbligh.com |
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Fowey Festival
Cornwall |
The Du Maurier Festival Society presents Fowey's Festival of Art and Literature with events and exhibitions.
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Cornwall Open Studios
Cornwall |
Trethake Mill, Lanteglos-by-Fowey PL23 1NL
27th May-4th June 2023 11am-5pm openstudioscornwall.co.uk trethakemill.co.uk |
My riverside studio is tucked away in a wooded coastal valley, walking distance from the south west coast path through leafy Cornish lanes.
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2022
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Kernow Art Collective
Cornwall |
Boconnoc Estate Stable Yard
Lostwithiel PL22 0RG Opening Night: Friday 15th April 5-9pm Exhibition continues: Saturday 16th April 10am-5pm Sunday 17th April 10am-1pm |
The Kernow Art Collective in collaboration with the historic Boconnoc estate, staging a unique exhibition by contemporary artists living and working in Cornwall
boconnoc.com @kernow_art_collective |
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Delamore Arts
Devon |
Delamore Arts and Sculpture Exhibition takes place annually, every day during May including Bank Holidays. The exhibition presents the largest collection of artist's work in one place in the South West.
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Bath Society of Artists
Bath |
117th Open Exhibition
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath BA2 4AT 14th May -2nd July 2022 www.bsaorg.uk www.instagram.com www.victoriagal.org.uk |
A vibrant show right in the centre of Bath, with over 300 works of contemporary art including painting, sculpture and printmaking
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Trethake Mill
Cornwall |
Trethake Mill, Cornwall PL23 1NL
Cornwall Open Studios 2022 Sat 28th May & Sun 29th May, Sat 4th June & Sun 5th June 11am-4pm daily openstudioscornwall.co.uk trethakemill.co.uk |
Work-in-progress and completed pieces illustrating the methods and techniques of wax sculpture and hand burnished linocut printmaking. Studio show in an historic water mill in a secluded rural valley, a leafy stroll from the spectacular south west coast path.
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Boconnoc
Cornwall |
Summer at Boconnoc includes musical and theatre performances, birdsong walks, house tours, open air cinema. My hand burnished linocut prints are exhibited in the historic Sir John Soane Stable Yard.
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Bull Mill Arts
Wiltshire |
Summer Open Studios
Bull Mill Arts, Wiltshire BA12 8AY opening night: Friday 8th July, exhibition continues: Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th July |
Bull Mill Arts is an artists collective established by Lord Bath Alexander Thynne on the Longleat estate. Currently, there are 9 resident artists living and working at Bull Mill.
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South West Academy
of Fine and Applied Arts Devon |
Annual Exhibition
Kennaway House, Sidmouth EX10 8NG 1st-12th November 2022 10.30am-4.30pm www.southwestacademy.org.uk |
Excellent exhibition of paintings, sculpture and prints, just a stone's throw from the seafront in the lovely seaside town of Sidmouth.
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The Stripy Duck Bookshop
Bruton, Somerset |
'A Calendar of Trees', one at a time...
2022 35 High Street, Bruton BA10 0AH open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm |
Each month, one of my hand burnished and illuminated linocut prints from my tree ogham series will be on the bookshop wall.
Right in the creative centre of Bruton, this beautiful bijou bookshop serves teas and coffees with delicious vegan cakes. Soak up the atmosphere over a game of chess and backgammon. |
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Bull Mill Arts Bazaar 2022
Wiltshire |
The Return of the Marvellous Bull Mill ARTS BAZAAR
3rd-11th December 2022 oliviacliftonbligh.com/bazaar |
With 25 guest artisans, The Bull Mill Arts Bazaar is brimful with gorgeous hand crafted goods from contemporary sculpture and ceramics, to handsome homeware and inspiring interiors, exquisite accessories and festive whimsy. Read more...
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My work is currently represented by:
David Simon Contemporary
37 High Street, Castle Cary BA7 7AP
www.davidsimoncontemporary.com
Tanya Baxter Contemporary
Kings Road Gallery, 436 Kings Road, London SW10 0LJ
tanyabaxtercontemporary.com
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Selected Exhibitions and Galleries:
2000-2023 The Kings Road Gallery, Chelsea, London 2001-2023 Bull Mill Arts, Wiltshire 2015-2023 David Simon Contemporary, Castle Cary 2004-2023 Delamore Arts, Devon 2020-2023 Cornwall Open Studios 2019-2022 Printmakers Council, London 2000-2022 Royal Society of Sculptors, London 2020-2022 Bath Society of Artists, Victoria Gallery 2019-2022 The South West Academy, Devon 2018-2020 Messums Wiltshire 2015-2019 Article, Bath 2015-2018 Talos Art Foundry, Hants 2015-2017 Wine Street Gallery, Devizes 2011-2016 The Sculpture Park, Surrey 2002-2015 Stone Lane Gardens, Devon 2010-2013 Long and Ryle, Pimlico, London 2011-2012 The Cartshed Gallery, Dorset 2010-2011 Gallery Lefort, Bath 2005-2009 The Phoenix Gallery, Hampshire 1998-2000 CASA Studios, London 1998-1999 Fulham Arthouse, London 1996-1999 The Camberwell Gallery, London 1996-1998 The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 1993-1998 Clockwork Studios, London 1994-1995 The Tabernacle Gallery, London |
Awards:
2020 Bath Society of Artists prize for sculpture 2014 Althea Wynne Sculpture Award Membership: 2000-2022 Royal Society of Sculptors 2019-2022 Printmakers Council Publications: 2022 Beauty of the Beast: a collection of British Printmakers, complied by Alan Marshall, printed by Mascot Media 2020 A Catalogue of Failures: Issue 2, independent publication by Alice Clough 2019 Birth Tree Cards, a collection of cards published by Penelope Salmon 2010 A Birthday Book, limited edition, printed by Evergreen Press, hand bound by Kate Holland, illustrated by Olivia Clifton-Bligh 2014 Barn Owl, stationery card printed by Art Angels Publishing 2016 Little Book Of Chickens, a collection of British printmakers complied by Alan Marshall, printed by Mascot Media 2016 An Elegant Fowl, a collection of British printmakers complied by Alan Marshall, printed by Mascot Media |
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Olivia Clifton-Bligh © 2020